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Dan-Fong Liang - Vatican and Italian Churches II - Symbols of Western Christian Civilization : An Oriental Painter's View

Hardback. Square 4to. A very good copy in a complete and untorn dustwrapper which is a little faded on the spine. Inscribed by the artist. Gift inscription by two others. 101 pages. Numerous, mainly colour, illustrations accompanied by text in Italian, English and Chinese.
Published : Linking Publishing Co., Taipei 2005, First Edition
£30.00

De Queiroz, Eca - The Sweet Miracle

16mo. A good copy in grey covers which are a bit marked on lower board. 28pp. Decorated title letters. Translated by Edgar Prestage.
Published : B.H. Blackwell, Oxford 1916,
£7.00

Dent John and McDonald Rory - Christian Heritage in the Borders

Softback. A very good copy. 64 pages. Illustrated. A few words have been highlighted. Examines the history of the Christian church in the Scottish Borders, its effect on the land and people, and the buildings and other remains which can be seen today. Includes a list of sites with access arrangements.
Published : Scottish Borders Council, Melrose 1998, First Edition
£6.00

Dewey Rev. Orville - The Theological Works

Hardback. A very good copy in the original cloth. Old ownership inscription. Pp.vi,671. Dewey's complete theological works in one volume.
Published : Richard Griffin & Co, London 1854,
£25.00

Dickinson J.C. - Monastic Life in Medieval England

A very good copy in a slightly worn but overall very good dustwrapper. Pp.xiii,160 + 32 plates. 6 plans.
Published : Adam & Charles Black, London 1961, First Edition
£14.00

Donaldson Gordon - The Faith of the Scots

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Some fading to the red spine lettering. Part of book token with gift inscription pasted to front fixed end-paper. Small ownership label. 160 pages. 16 illustrations. This is a history of Christianity in Scotland.
Published : B.T. Batsford, London 1990, First Edition
£15.00

Donaldson, Gordon - Scottish Church History

Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Inscribed presentation copy from the author. Pp.xii,245. 7 illustrations. Comprises seventeen chapters dealing with various aspects of Scottish church history from the Dark Ages to the twentieth century.
Published : Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh 1985, First Edition
£20.00

Drummond Andrew L. And Bulloch James - The Church in Victorian Scotland 1843-1874

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 367pp. The Scottish church in mid-Victorian history after the Disruption.
Published : The Saint Andrew Press, Edinburgh 1975, First Edition
£18.00

Drummond Andrew L. And Bulloch James - The Church in Victorian Scotland 1843-1874; and The Church in Late Victorian Scotland 1874-1900

Hardbacks. Published in 1975 and 1978 respectively. A very good two volume set in very good dustwrappers which show some fading to the spine (but with the lettering very clear). Neat ownership inscription in each volume is largely hidden by the front inner flap of the dustwrapper. 367 and 342 pages respectively. A well-regarded history of the Scottish church in Victorian times.
Published : The Saint Andrew Press, Edinburgh, First Edition
£25.00

Dubois Abbe J.A. - Hindu Manners Customs and Ceremonies

A good copy in dark blue cloth with some fading to spine. Some foxing to endpapers. 741pp. Portrait frontispiece. Translated and edited by Henry K. Beauchamp. Prefatory note by the Right Hon. F. Max Muller.
Published : Clarendon Press, Oxford 1906,
£10.00

Duby George - The Europe of the Cathedrals 1140-1280

4to. A fine copy in a very good dustwrapper, all in a very good slip-case. 220 pages. Many fine full-page plates including tipped-in colour plates.
Published : Editions D'Art Albert Skira, Geneva 1966, First Edition
£18.00

Duke, John A. - The Columban Church

. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt. Small neat ownership inscription on front end-paper. Pp.xii,200. The first critical work on the church of St. Columba rather than on the saint himself.
Published : Oxford University Press 1932, First Edition
£18.00

Duncan John M. - Treatise on the Parochial Ecclesiastical Law of Scotland

A good copy which has been rebound with marbled boards and endpapers. Small ownership inscription. Pp.viii,864. A comprehensive work on Scottish church law.
Published : Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh 1864, First Edition
£28.00

Dykes J. Oswald - From Jerusalem to Antioch: Sketches of the Primitive Church

Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and in black on the upper board. A little edge foxing but otherwise a clean copy with no ownership inscription. Pp.viii,469 + 2pp adverts. A study of the early Christian Church.
Published : Hodder & Stoughton, London 1875,
£25.00

Easson D.E. And MacDonald, Angus (Editors) - Charters of the Abbey of Inchcolm

Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt. No ownership inscription. A little edge and end-paper foxing. Pp.xliv,300. Two folding maps. Includes lengthy Notes by the editors, a substantial index and various Appendices relating to Inchcolm and its abbey. Inchcolm is an island in the Firth of Forth. Its Augustinian abbey is Scotland's most complete surviving monastic house.
Published : Scottish History Society, Edinburgh 1938, First Edition
£20.00

Erasmus - Colloquiorum Desiderii Erasmi Roterodami Familiarium Opus Aureum. Cum Scholiis Quibusdam Perquam Eruditis, Quae Difficiliora Passim Loca Diligenter Explicant. Editio Triplici Nomine Commendatissima

Hardback. A good copy internally in an old, worn and torn, full leather binding. Worming to margin of first few pages.Ownership inscription dated 1724. Pp.[12],471,[15]. Frontispiece. Text in Latin.
Published : R. Bonwicke et al, London 1721,
£120.00

Farquhar, Very Rev. George T.S. - Three Bishops of Dunkeld: Alexander, Rose and Watson 1743-1808

A good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. Bookplate of Restenneth Library. No other markings except for some writing on the front end-paper. 4 illustrations. A fairly uncommon title which is effectively two volumes in one.
Published : Privately Published 1915, First Edition
£30.00

Ferguson Richard S. - Early Cumberland and Westmorland Friends: A Series of Biographical Sketches of Early Members of the Society of Friends in Those Counties

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's decorated reddish cloth with title in gilt on spine which shows some fading. Yellow endpapers. Partly unopened. No inscriptions. Moderate foxing to page ends. 208 pages. Protected in a removable cover. Contains biographical sketches of early Cumberland and Westmorland Quakers.
Published : F. Bowyer Kitto, London 1871, First Edition
£35.00

Fleming John - Life of Alexander Fleming, D.D., Minister of the Parish of Neilston

A good plus copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Front hinges cracked. Ownership inscription. Pp.viii,543. Alexander Fleming lived from 1769 to 1844 and was Minister of Neilston, Renfrewshire for forty years.
Published : Alexander Gardner, Paisley 1883, First Edition
£12.00

Fletcher Canon J.R. - Short History of St. Michael's Mount Cornwall

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper. 83pp. 14 illustrations.
Published : Privately Published 1951, First Edition
£6.00

Fremantle the Hon. And Very Rev. W. H. - Canterbury Cathedral

Illustrated by W. Lapworth.
Hardback. A very good copy in cream boards lettered in red and black. In the original glacine wrapper now chipped and torn. No ownership inscription. Some end-paper foxing. 63pp + 2pp adverts. Frontispiece and other illustrations.
Published : Isbister and Co., London 1897, First Edition
£10.00

Fremantle the Hon. And Very Rev. W. H. - Canterbury Cathedral

Illustrated by W. Lapworth.
Hardback. A very good copy in cream cloth which is a little darkened on spine. Lettered in black and red. No ownership inscription. Some end-paper foxing. 63pp + 2pp adverts. Illustrated.
Published : Isbister and Co., London 1897, First Edition
£8.00

Galter Albert - The Red Book of the Persecuted Church

Hardback. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has a number of edge tears. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.xi,491. The story of Communist persecution of the Catholic Church.
Published : M. H. Gill and Son, Dublin 1957,
£8.00

Gau John - The Richt Way to the Kingdom of Heuine

Softback. A good copy in paper covers with the title in ink on the spine. Stamped "Reserve Stock" on half-title. Pp.lvi,130. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by A.F. Mitchell. Glossarial index by T.G. Law. This is a 16th century treatise by an adherent of the Reformed Church giving a detailed account of the way of salvation.
Published : Printed for the Scottish Text Society By William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh 1888,
£16.00

Gibson James - Inscriptions on the Tombstones and Monuments Erected in Memory of the Covenanters with Historical Introduction and Notes

Nd. c.1881. A very good copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A little wear to spine ends and board tips. Gift inscriptions on front free end-paper and verso of frontispiece. 291 pages + 16pp publisher's adverts. Frontispiece and four illustrations.
Published : Dunn & Wright, Glasgow, First Edition
£30.00

Gordon, Anne - Candie for the Foundling

Hardback. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt. One corner slightly bumped. In a near fine dustwrapper which is complete and untorn. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.xi,720. Covers every aspect of the work of the Kirk Sessions of the Church of Scotland in the days before the welfare state. Described as "an invaluable record, which will delight both academic and amateur alike."
Published : The Pentland Press 1992, First Edition
£20.00

Gosse, Philip Henry - Sacred Streams: The Ancient and Modern History of the Rivers of the Bible

Hardback. A good plus copy in the original green cloth which is lettered and decorated in gilt on the spine and upper board. Bevelled edges. Lacks front free end-paper. Pp.xii,435. Map. 44 engravings. First published in 1850 "in the present edition every page has been carefully revised by the author."
Published : Hodder and Stoughton, London 1877,
£25.00

Graham H.D. - Antiquities of Iona

Hardback. 4to. A good copy. Re-backed with new end-papers. Gift inscription dated 1851 from Rev. Donald MacVean of Iona. Two page list of subscribers headed by Prince Albert. Some foxing/ soiling although plates fairly clean. Some wear to board tips. 28 pages of text + 52 full-page plates of the abbey, carved stones etc. Map of Iona. Photographs available on request.
Published : Day & Son, London 1850, First Edition
£150.00

Greene, J. Patrick - Norton Priory : The Archaeology of a Medieval Religious House

4to. Hardback. Cloth. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Pp.xii,167. Frontispiece and 100 illustrations. Described as "a unique study of medieval monastic life which for the first time integrates the results of modern archaeological investigation with conventional historical and architectural research".
Published : Cambridge University Press 1989, First Edition
£15.00

Guenee (M. L'Abbee) - Lettres De Quelques Juifs Portugais, Allemands et Polonais a M. De Voltaire, Avec Un Petit Commentaire, Extrait D'un Plus Grand, a L'Usage De Ceux Qui Lise Ses Oeuvres; et Memoires Sur La Fertilite De La Judee

Hardback. A good copy in a quarter leather binding with marbled boards and end-papers. Some wear to spine but title-piece lettering is clear. Bookplate of the author, Compton Mackenzie. Pp.xvi,668.
Published : J. A. Lebel, Versailles 1817,
£50.00

Guthrie Thomas - Out of Harness

Nd. c.1890's. A very good copy in dark green cloth lettered in gilt. Gift inscription. 388pp. Includes a chapter on"The Edinburgh Original Ragged School" and several chapters headed "Sketches of the Cowgate". Essentially about the Christian mission to the poor in Victorian times mainly in Scotland.
Published : E.B.Treat, New York,
£12.00

Gwynn Denis - The Vatican and War in Europe

Hardback. Nd. c.1941. A good plus copy in red cloth which is faded on the spine. Ownership inscription (dated 1941) and single stamp, on front end-paper, of a church. Pp.xxv,217. Written about 1940 this is a "survey of the outlook and activities of the Papacy in regard to war in Europe during the past thirty years."
Published : Burns Oates & Washbourne, Ltd, London, First Edition
£12.00

Hanna, Rev. William - Memoirs of Thomas Chalmers, D.D LL.D

A good two volume set in matching half-leather bindings with five raised bands on spines and lettered in gilt on red title-pieces. Marbled boards and edges. Boards show some wear and front board of second volume starting to come away at join with spine. Ownership inscription in both volumes. Not foxed. Vol. I,pp.viii,723. Vol.II,pp.viii,780. A biography of the 19th century Scottish minister and theologian who became first Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland
Published : Thomas Constable & Co, Edinburgh 1854, First Edition
£25.00

Hastie Rev. John (Introduced, Annotated and Indexed By Ronald Morrison) - Full of Egotism Being the Diary of the Rev. John Hastie Minister of Edrom Parish Berwickshire 1797 to 1822

Softback. A fine copy. Signed by Ronald Morrison. Pp.viii,116. Illustrated. Described as giving "a fascinating insight into the life of a minister in a Scottish Borders Parish at the turn of the nineteenth century". It also contains "an unpublished wealth of genealogical information".
Published : Borders Family History Society 2004, First Edition
£15.00

Haws, Charles H. - Scottish Parish Clergy at the Reformation 1540-1574

Softback. A very good copy. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xxx,347. A guide to the personnel who served in the church immediately before and after the Reformation. A parish by parish guide. Includes an index of names.
Published : Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh 1972, First Edition
£30.00

Hayes, A. J.; Gowland, D. A. (Editors) - Scottish Methodism in the Early Victorian Period : The Scottish Correspondence of the Reverend Jabez Bunting, 1800-1857

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which has one small edge tear. Pp.viii,144. 18 plates.
Published : Edinburgh University Press 1981, First Edition
£5.00

Hedenquist Gote (Editor) - The Church and the Jewish People

Hardback. A near very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt. Upper board a little scraped at one point. In a near very good dustwrapper which is now protected in a clear, removable, sleeve. Bookplate on front end-paper. 212 pages. Contains contributions by both Christians and Jews. "Thus the volume is of outstanding value as a basis for discussion on the attitude of the Church towards the Jews, and as a stimulus to both discussion and action in the local churches of all denominations."
Published : Edinburgh House Press, London 1954, First Edition
£12.00

Henderson Dr. James (Edited By M.M.S. Ballantyne and R.H.W. Shepherd) - Forerunners of Modern Malawi : The Early Missionary Adventures of Dr. James Henderson 1895-1898

A very good copy in a just about good dustwrapper which has some tears but which is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. A clean copy without ownership inscription, foxing or other internal marking. Pp.xi,301. 4 illustrations. Comprises letters from a Scottish missionary to what was then Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia to his fiancee in Scotland.
Published : Lovedale Press 1968, First Edition
£20.00

Henderson G.D And Porter H.H. (Editors) - James Gordon's Diary 1692-1710

Hardback. A near very good copy in green boards. The gilt spine lettering is part-faded but readable. A nice, clean copy internally with no ownewrship inscription or other marking. Pp.vii,204. 10 illustrations. Gordon was an Episcopalian minister from north-east Scotland.
Published : Third Spalding Club, Aberdeen 1949, First Edition
£28.00

Henderson James Bell - Borgue: Its Parish Churches, Pastors and People

A good copy in flexible green covers lettered in red on upper cover. Fading to spine and edges of covers. Ownership inscriptions. 84 pages. Frontispiece and four illustrations. An ecclesiastical history of the Galloway parish of Borgue.
Published : Adam Rae, Castle Douglas 1898, First Edition
£20.00

Henderson, The Rev. Robert - Ninety Years in the Master's Service : Reminiscences of a Pioneer Evangelist

A very good copy in dark green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A little fore-edge foxing. Gift inscription on front end-paper. Pp.xvi,336. Frontispiece and 12 illustrations. Sketch map. The author was a Scottish Christian evangelist. There is a chapter on his activities in Ireland but much of the book concerns his time in Australia including a chapter on aborigines. A scarce title.
Published : Andrew Elliot, Edinburgh 1911, First Edition
£75.00

Herbert Marie; O Riain Padraig (Editors) - Betha Adamnain: The Irish Life of Adamnan

Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. A nice clean copy with no ownership inscription or other marking. Pp.xii,110. Text in Irish and English.
Published : Irish Texts Society 1988, First Edition
£18.00

Hood John C.F. - Icelandic Church Saga

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which is slightly chipped at the head of the spine. Ownership inscription hideen by inner flap of wrapper. 241pp. Frontispiece. Map. One illustration in text. A history of the Icelandic Church.
Published : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London 1946, First Edition
£22.00

Hughes Philip - The Reformation in England: I "The King's Proceedings; II Religio Depopulata; III "True Religion Now Established"

Hardback. A very good three volume set in rather torn dustwrappers. Vol. III is a first edition. The other two volumes are reprints. Each volume has a single stamp of a church on its front end-paper. More than 1200 pages in total. Maps and illustrations.
Published : Hollis & Carter, London 1954,
£30.00

Ingram Mary E. - A Jacobite Stronghold of the Church

Hardback. A good copy in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt. A little damp-fading to boards. Ownership inscription. Pp.xi,124. 4 illustrations. This is "the story of Old St. Paul's Edinburgh: its origin on the Disestablishment of Episcopacy in Scotland, 1689, through Jacobite years onward to the Oxford Movement; and its Relation to the Scottish Consecration in 1784 of the first Bishop of the American Church".
Published : R. Grant & Son, Edinburgh 1907, First Edition
£10.00

Jamieson George - Tay Square Church Dundee a Centenary Retrospect

4to. A very good copy in blue ribbed cloth lettered in gilt. Gift inscription, probably from the author. 187 pages. Many illustrations. Erratum slip. A well-produced church history.
Published : Paul & Matthew, Dundee 1932, First Edition
£25.00

Katrak, Sohrab K. H. - Who are the Parsees?

Hardback. A very good copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt. In a near very good dustwrapper which has minor edge tears. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.x,[4],310. Illustrated. A book about Parsee history, religion and philosophy by an ex-Mayor of Karachi.
Published : Pakistan Herald Press, Karachi 1965, First Edition
£35.00

Kelman John - The Faith of Robert Louis Stevenson

A very good copy in blue boards with white cloth spine. Gilt lettering on black title label. No ownership inscription. A little foxing. Pp.xii,[4],302. A study of Stevenson's unconventional faith.
Published : Oliphant Anderson and Ferrier, Edinburgh 1903, First Edition
£15.00

Kelty Mary Ann - Memoirs of the Lives and Persecutions of the Primitive Quakers Exemplifying the Obedience of Faith in Some of the Early Members of the Society

Hardback. A good plus copy in publisher's dark blue blind-stamped cloth. The rather faded spine is lettered and attractively decorated in gilt.Small white mark near foot of front board. Yellow endpapers. No inscriptions. Fairly unobtrusive blind stamp stating "Pease's Hutton Mines Reading Room and Library" on verso of title page (showing through to title page). No other markings. a little light foxing to title page. and first few pages otherwise clean internally. 471 pages. Protected in a removable cover.
Published : Harvey & Darton, London 1844,
£65.00

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